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WO2018045042A1
WO2018045042A1 PCT/US2017/049398 US2017049398W WO2018045042A1 WO 2018045042 A1 WO2018045042 A1 WO 2018045042A1 US 2017049398 W US2017049398 W US 2017049398W WO 2018045042 A1 WO2018045042 A1 WO 2018045042A1
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  • This specification relates generally to radio frequency (RF) coils and more particularly to RF coils for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) systems.
  • RF radio frequency
  • MRI magnetic resonance imaging
  • RF radio- frequency
  • multi-channel coil arrays can be used to improve SNR. Specifically, the extent to which SNR is improved depends on the distance between the array coils and the object of interest, the shorter the distance, the higher SNR gain. Therefore, it may be desirable to design a phase-array coil that tightly fits to the object of interest. However, this design can be cost inhibitive since it means that a coil is needed for each object of interest as the size and shape can vary between subjects.
  • array coils are often mounted inside a rigid enclosure that fits the curvature of the target anatomy, for instance, the head or the knee.
  • Such a housing needs to be large enough in order to accommodate as many subjects as possible.
  • a main issue of this approach is that the SNR drops quickly when imaging a small head or knee due to the large separation between the coil and the object.
  • the current design also poses a major limitation for MSK applications since it is often preferred to have subjects bend their joints in order to achieve optimal diagnostic results. This may not be possible for a joint inside a rigid enclosure.
  • a system includes an RF coil array including at least one elastic and conductive loop, the elastic and conductive loop having a length and being elastic in that, in response to a stress, the length stretches from a first length to a second length greater than the first length and returns to the first length after removal of the stress.
  • the elastic and conductive loop is configurable to surround at least a portion of a magnetic resonance imaging subject's body for magnetic resonance imaging of the portion of the subject's body.
  • the system includes an RF circuit coupled to the RF coil array and configured to cause a voltage to be induced through the elastic and conductive loop.
  • the RF coils are able to change their shape and size as a result of stretching.
  • An RF coil array can therefore fit very closely to a range of different shapes and sizes.
  • the SNR gain will be maximized due to the extremely close and consistent distance between coils and the subject.
  • a simple analysis predicts that a 70-mm 3-Tesla coil positions 3-mm away from the subject will double the SNR than that positioned 3-cm away, a similar SNR gain going from 3T to 7T but without the associated high costs and technical challenges of a 7T scanner.
  • such elastic coils can enable free joint movement and optimized diagnostic benefits.
  • This specification describes at least four features that enable the use of elastic RF coil arrays: 1 ) an elastic substrate for RF coils, which can be stretched and wrapped around the target anatomy, 2) RF coils that can change their shape and size, 3) low-variability RF circuits that maintain a stable and high performance when coils change their shape and size, and 4) the ability for an increasing number of RF channels without reducing the size of the array.
  • the computer systems described in this specification may be implemented in hardware, software, firmware, or combinations of hardware, software and/or firmware.
  • the computer systems described in this specification may be implemented using a non-transitory computer readable medium storing computer executable instructions that when executed by one or more processors of a computer cause the computer to perform operations.
  • Computer readable media suitable for implementing the subject matter described in this specification include non- transitory computer-readable media, such as disk memory devices, chip memory devices, programmable logic devices, random access memory (RAM), read only memory (ROM), optical read/write memory, cache memory, magnetic read/write memory, flash memory, and application- specific integrated circuits.
  • a computer readable medium that implements the subject matter described in this specification may be located on a single device or computing platform or may be distributed across multiple devices or computing platforms.
  • Figures 1A-C illustrate an example elastic form-fitting housing
  • FIGS 2A-H illustrate example elastic coils
  • Figures 3A-B illustrate example RF circuits for an MRI system using an elastic RF coil
  • Figures 4A-B compare performances of example pre-amplifiers
  • Figure 5 is an example Smith chart that illustrates some design principles of low-variability pre-amplifiers
  • Figures 6A-C show 3-Tesla MRI images
  • Figures 7A-F illustrate the ability of using a pre-amplifier for mutual decoupling.
  • the MRI systems described in this specification use RF coils mounted on a substrate that can be stretched and wrapped around the target anatomy, e.g., the head or the knee.
  • Figures 1A-C illustrate an example elastic form-fitting housing, which is designed for an eight-channel brain imaging array.
  • Figure 1A shows an example eight-channel head coil array.
  • Figure 1 B shows an elastic coil housing design.
  • Figure 1 C shows a closer view of grooves on the housing surface for mounting RF coils.
  • the dimensions of the housing along the anterior-posterior and the left-right directions can be calculated by subtracting three times of the standard deviations of the head dimension in respective directions from their mean values.
  • the grooves on the housing surface are reserved to accommodate RF coils, but they are optional.
  • the chin area of the housing is open, but can be closed as well. During MRI scan, the opening may be closed by a plastic zipper or a chin strap.
  • any elastic material that neither gives rise to MRI signal nor disturbs the static magnetic field can be used to fabricate the housing.
  • Some examples include neoprene, cast urethane, and spandex. Different materials may require different coil fabrication techniques. For instance, urethane housing with a low Shore rating can be molded. Neoprene or spandex housing may need to be sewed.
  • the elongation rate can be different.
  • low-Shore urethane housing is less durable but stretchable by two to three times.
  • Neoprene housing is more resistant to tearing but stretchable by only 20-30%.
  • the exact type of material or a combination of different materials can be chosen according to the practical requirements. For instance, neoprene may be appropriate for musculoskeletal imaging because the housing is expected to be pulled up and down often.
  • the housing can be designed as an enclosed structure, or an open structure that can be closed to form an enclosed structure. In general, the system can use any appropriate material, manufacturing technique, or form-fitting design.
  • FIGS. 2A-H illustrate example elastic coils implemented by two different ways.
  • Figure 2A shows an example elastic liquid-metal coil stretched on an 8 cm plastic cylinder and
  • Figure 2B shows the coil stretched on a 10 cm plastic cylinder.
  • Figure 2C shows two elastic coils made by elastic wires positioned on a head-shaped phantom and
  • Figure 2D shows the coils positioned on a spherical phantom on a 3-Tesla MRI scanner.
  • a low variability RF circuit is soldered onto the coils.
  • the first example shown in Figures 2A-B, uses Indium Gallium alloy, a type of liquid metal packaged inside an elastomeric tube. It can be stretched by a very large extent.
  • the second example shown in Figures 2C- D, uses thin and soft stranded copper wires coiled inside a latex tube. When the tube is stretched to its maximum extent, the wire length corresponds to the circumference of the largest coil expected for a particular MRI system. When the tube is fully relaxed, the wire coils back into a toroid and the length of the latex tube corresponds to the circumference of the smallest coil expected for the MRI system.
  • the shape, surface area, and overall conductor length of a RF coil can be selected as appropriate for different applications.
  • the RF coils are elastic in that the coverage area and conductor length can vary from subject to subject to fit the specific anatomy of a particular subject. Such elastic coils can be implemented in a number of different ways.
  • a finished coil can be terminated in any appropriate manner. For instance, one can solder an RF coil directly on a circuit board for tuning, impedance matching, and signal amplification. This approach has better system integrity but the soldering process may cause heat-induced material breakdown. Instead, one can also terminate each coil by a pair of nonmagnetic male jumper pins or connectors of the same sort. The rest of the RF circuit can be plugged in via a pair of female jumper connectors. The contact can be either directly on the coil, or some distance away by using a specific length of transmission line. This solderless approach can avoid heat- induced damage to the elastic housing, but have challenging cable management for large-scale array. In an extreme case, mechanical contact can be completely avoided by using critical inductive coupling. This approach does not cause mechanical concerns, but may be only applicable to a few well-decoupled coils.
  • the choice of conductor material, coil fabrication technique, and packaging method can be determined by considering the SNR requirement, the desired coil elongation rate, cost, toxicity, durability, and other engineering issues.
  • the RF coils can comprise any appropriate conducting material, coil fabrication technique, and packaging method.
  • Figures 2E and 2F illustrate an elastic wire 200 that can be used to form an elastic RF coil.
  • the elastic wire 200 has a thickness 202 (e.g., a diameter when the elastic wire 200 is cylindrical) and a length in a lateral direction 204.
  • Figure 2E shows the elastic wire 200 in an unstressed state.
  • Figure 2F shows the elastic wire 200 under stress so that the length of the elastic wire 200 stretches from a first length (shown in Figure 2E) to a second length (shown in Figure 2F) greater than the first length.
  • the thickness 202 of the elastic wire may decrease as a result of the stress, depending on the implementation of the elastic wire 200.
  • the length of the elastic wire 200 returns to the first length (shown in Figure 2E).
  • the thickness 202 if decreased in the stressed state, will also return to its original state.
  • FIGS 2G and 2H illustrate an example MRI system 210.
  • the MRI system 210 is coupled to an RF circuit 212, and the RF circuit 212 is coupled to at least one elastic and conductive loop 214.
  • the MRI system 210 will use multiple elastic and conductive loops to cover a target.
  • the MRI system 210 can include MRI circuits and a computer system including one or more processors, a display, a user input device, and code for causing the processors execute MRI test routines and produce MRI images.
  • the elastic and conductive loop 214 can be formed, e.g., of the elastic wire 200 of Figures 2E and 2F.
  • Figure 2G shows the elastic and conductive loop 214 in an unstressed state.
  • Figure 2H shows the conductive loop 214 in a stressed state so that the length of the elastic and conductive loop has been stretched, e.g., as described above with reference to Figures 2E and 2F but along the loop instead of in a straight line.
  • a system operator stretches the elastic and conductive loop 214 to wrap an anatomical part of a patient, e.g., by fitting an elastic substrate housing the elastic and conductive loop 214 to a head, knee, or shoulder.
  • the MRI system 210 causes temporal changes of magnetic flux which induces a current in the RF circuit 212 through the elastic and conductive loop 214.
  • the MRI system 210 produces at least one MRI image using a response to energizing the RF circuit.
  • the anatomical part can then be moved while the elastic and conductive loop 214 wraps the anatomical part, which stretches the elastic and conductive loop 214 to a new length. Then the MRI system 210 produces a new image. A series of images can be produced in this manner without unwrapping the elastic and conductive loop or other manual adjustment of the coil geometry 214. The elastic and conductive loop 214 can then be removed from the anatomical part of the patient so that the elastic and conductive loop 214 returns to its original length.
  • Figures 3A-B illustrate example RF circuits for an MRI system using an elastic RF coil.
  • Existing RF techniques tune a coil by choosing capacitors of a specific value to cancel coil inductance, which is determined by the shape and length of a coil.
  • the resulting resistive coil impedance is then transformed to 50- or 75-Ohm cable impedance via a matching circuit.
  • Nearly all pre-amplifiers are designed to work optimally when its source (generator) impedance is equal to a designated cable impedance. If the source impedance changes, either the noise figure, the gain, or both of a pre-amplifier will deviate from their design. As a result, MRI image quality will degrade.
  • the decoupling between neighboring elements are minimized by overlapping them with an appropriate ratio. Otherwise, their strong noise correlation will degrade the quality of combined images.
  • neither exact coil tuning nor overlapping is possible when elastic RF coils change their shape, length, and coverage area.
  • the RF circuits described in this specification can mitigate these issues by using minimax tuning or a low-variability pre-amplifier or both.
  • Each RF coil is tuned with respect to the mean coil dimension in the expected range of variation. For instance, if a coil is expected to be stretched by 25% at most, the tuning is performed by stretching the coil by 12.5%. With respect to the mean coil size, the coil impedance will become either capacitive or inductive when the coil is relaxed or stretched. In either case, the maximum impedance deviation is minimized compared to tuning the coil with respect to other coil sizes.
  • FIG 3A shows an example minimax tuning, impedance matching, and decoupling circuit that can be applied to the RF coils of Figures 2A-D.
  • the circuit can include an LC-tank circuit for active coil decoupling during RF transmit.
  • any appropriate coil tuning method can be used to reduce the impedance variation.
  • an alternative approach is automatic coil tuning, which typically measures the coil input impedance via an on-board RF reflectometer. The reflection is then transferred to a DC voltage to control the capacitance of a varactor diode.
  • the performance of automatic tuning could be sub-optimal because it is very difficult to acquire MRI signal while simultaneously measuring RF reflection at the same frequency.
  • Low-Variability Pre-Amplifier Design The impedance variation as the result of minimax coil tuning can be mitigated by a low-variability preamplifier design. More specifically, the following features can be implemented for such pre-amplifiers.
  • Example pre-amplifiers have a noise figure within 1 dB, which corresponds to a 20% maximum SNR penalty.
  • MRI pre-amplifiers are typically required to achieve 25-30 dB gain, or 300- to 1 ,000-fold increase of signal amplitude, for signal digitization.
  • the input impedance should be less than 1 .5 or 2 Ohm.
  • Figure 3B shows an example pre-amplifier circuit.
  • the first stage is in charge of providing the required input impedance, noise figure, and performance variability. This is mainly accomplished by adjusting the quiescent point of the transistor and the input matching circuit consisting of C in and L in .
  • the pair of diodes in front of the first-stage transistor is used for overload protection.
  • the second stage is mainly responsible for providing a sufficient gain.
  • the gain can be controlled by either adjusting the attenuator that consists of R-i and R 2 , or the output matching circuit that consists of C ou t and L ou t, or both.
  • the inter-stage impedance matching is accomplished by adjusting Cinter and Linter, which can be optional in some designs.
  • Other example RF pre-amplifiers can be designed that satisfy the above criteria. In general, the RF pre-amplifiers can be two-stage, have 30-dB gain, and be unconditionally stable with the same circuit schematic as shown in Figure 3B.
  • the pre- amplifiers can be designed with a 50- or 75- ⁇ or other source impedances.
  • the input impedances of the pre-amplifiers can vary, e.g., between 0.1 , 0.2, and 1 ⁇ .
  • Some example pre-amplifiers were evaluated using the elastic coil shown in Figures 2A and 2B.
  • This coil has a mean diameter of 9 cm. When it was positioned at 1.5-cm away from a head-shaped phantom, the load resistance is roughly 6 ⁇ .
  • An impedance matching circuit was designed to transform the coil impedance to 50- ⁇ cable impedance, which is also the designated pre-amplifier source impedance. When the coil is stretched to a 10-cm diameter circle or shrunk to an 8-cm diameter circle, which corresponds to a 25% size variation with respect to the mean coil diameter, both its inductance and load resistance change.
  • the pre-amplifiers thus have a source impedance different from the designated 50- ⁇ . As the result, the noise figures and gains may change.
  • Figures 4A-B show the performances of three example pre-amplifiers as a function of the percentile change of coil radius.
  • Figure 4A shows the noise figure
  • Figure 4B shows the gain variations of different pre-amplifiers as a function of the percentile change of coil radius.
  • the gain variations of the three pre-amplifiers are not substantially different.
  • the 0.2- ⁇ pre-amplifier appears to be the best, which is close to a straight line for different coil radii.
  • the other two pre-amplifiers have a gain variation of ⁇ 1 dB.
  • the 0.1 - ⁇ pre-amplifier exhibits the smallest peak-to- peak variation and the lowest maximum noise figure in the entire range of coil size variation.
  • the 0.2- ⁇ pre-amplifier has a lower noise figure for most coil sizes in general except for those being maximally stretched.
  • the 1 - ⁇ pre-amplifier has the lowest noise figure for a specific coil size, but the worst variation as the coil size changes.
  • either the 0.1 - or the 0.2- ⁇ pre-amplifier can be selected for elastic coils. If one prefers a generally lower noise figure, the 0.2- ⁇ pre-amplifier is a better choice.
  • Figures 4A-B also show the performance of the 1 - ⁇ pre-amplifier when the tuning was performed with respect to the smallest coil size. Its noise figure increases to nearly 6 dB when the coil is stretched to its maximum size. Consequently, the SNR is expected to reduce by four folds.
  • Figure 5 is an example Smith chart that illustrates some design principles of low-variability pre-amplifiers.
  • the first-stage transistor source impedance located near the center of the Smith chart, i.e., 50 ⁇ , when matched to the mean coil size.
  • the Smith chart plots the constant noise figure circles as a function of first-stage transistor source impedance. It also shows the transistor source impedance (after Cin and Lin) of the three pre-amplifiers as the result of varying the coil size. They all appear to be circles but centered differently and also with difference radii. In order to achieve low variability, the locus of the first-stage transistor source impedance should encircle, not being on one side of, the smallest constant noise figure circle.
  • One strategy is to adjust the transistor source impedance that corresponds to the mean coil size as close as possible to the center of the Smith chart, i.e., 50 ⁇ .
  • the ability of achieving this favorable feature may depend on the transistor being used and its bias condition.
  • a practical pre-amplifier is often the result of trade-offs between competitive design requirements. For instance, a pre-amplifier configured for the lowest noise figure generally does not offer a low input impedance for mutual decoupling. Those configured for superior mutual decoupling often are not the best for low- variability appreciations.
  • the MRI systems described in this specification can use any appropriate pre-amplifier configuration as long as the variabilities of noise figure and gain are within the satisfactory range.
  • Figures 6A-C show 3-Tesla MRI images acquired by using the liquid- metal coil shown in Figures 2A-B.
  • Figure 6A shows the 3-Tesla phantom image acquired using the 8 cm coil with the 0.2- ⁇ pre-amplifier
  • Figure 6B shows an image acquired using the 10-cm coil with the 0.2- ⁇ pre-amplifier
  • Figure 6C shows an image acquired using the 10-cm coil with the 1 - ⁇ pre-amplifier.
  • the minimax tuning was performed by stretching the coil to have a 9- cm diameter and positioning it 1.5-cm away from the head-shaped phantom.
  • Both of the images in Figures 6A and 6B were acquired by using the 0.2- ⁇ low-variability pre-amplifier.
  • the coil was shrunk to have an 8-cm diameter and stretched to have a 10-cm diameter, respectively. High image qualities were observed in both cases.
  • Figure 6C shows the image of the 10-cm coil acquired by using the 1 - ⁇ pre-amplifier and a tuning circuit designed for the 8-cm coil. Compared to the image of Figure 6B, the SNR drops by nearly 3 folds.
  • Figures 7A-F illustrate the ability of using the 0.2- ⁇ pre-amplifier for mutual decoupling.
  • the two coils shown in Figures 2C and 2D were applied to acquire images of a head-shaped phantom and a spherical phantom, respectively.
  • the two coils were positioned side-by-side without any overlapping for mutual decoupling.
  • the decoupling was solely achieved by using the low input impedance of the pre-amplifiers.
  • the distinctive coil sensitivities shown in the uncombined images demonstrate good decoupling results despite the shape and size variations of the coils and the phantoms.
  • Figures 7A and 7D show combined 3-Tesla images of a head-shaped phantom and a 15 cm spherical phantom.
  • Figures 7B and 7C show uncombined 3-Tesla images of the head-shaped phantom.
  • Figures 7E and 7F show uncombined 3-Tesla images of the spherical phantom.
  • the uncombined images in Figures 7B-C and 7E-F show indiscernible coupling between the two coils.

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L'invention porte sur des bobines radiofréquence (RF) utilisant un substrat élastique pouvant être étiré et/ou enroulé autour de l'anatomie cible. Dans certains exemples, un système comprend un réseau de bobines RF comprenant au moins une boucle élastique et conductrice, la boucle élastique et conductrice ayant une longueur et étant élastique en ce que, en réponse à une contrainte, la longueur s'étend d'une première longueur à une seconde longueur supérieure à la première longueur et revient à la première longueur après la suppression de la contrainte. La boucle élastique et conductrice peut être conçue de façon à entourer au moins une partie du corps d'un sujet d'imagerie par résonance magnétique pour permettre une imagerie par résonance magnétique de la partie du corps du sujet. Le système comprend un circuit de radiofréquence couplé au réseau de bobines RF et conçu de façon à provoquer l'induction de la tension électrique à travers la boucle élastique et conductrice.
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